Philadelphia, PA, October 21st - Maccabi
USA is seeking Jewish Chess players, ages 15 and older, and volunteer staff to
represent the United States at the 14th European Maccabi Games in
Berlin, Germany, July 27th- August 5th, 2015, and at the 13th
Pan American Maccabi Games in Santiago, Chile, December 28th 2015-
January 4th 2016.

Rich
Grodin and Lou Moyerman, the General Chairmen of Maccabi USA's European and Pan
American Maccabi Games Organizing Committees, respectively, are working to
appoint qualified players to represent the United States in Chess.

"The
Maccabi Games are extremely important to me because they build Jewish pride," Moyerman
says. "The Games provide Jewish athletes from the USA the chance to represent
their country in an international sporting competition while bonding with their
fellow Jewish athletes from the USA and around the world."

Maccabi
USA is scheduled to compete in Chess at both the European and Pan American
Maccabi Games in the Juniors Male age group, for those born from 1997-2000, as
well as the Open Male age group at the Pan American Maccabi Games, for those
between the ages of 18-35.

Maccabi
USA builds Jewish pride through sports, producing the emotional intensity, high
ideals, and powerful camaraderie of competition. We connect athletes, volunteers, fans, and
supporters with the global Jewish community.
Our athletic, educational, and cultural experiences build Jewish
identity, perpetuate Jewish continuity worldwide, and strengthen support for
the State of Israel.

For
more information, please contact Shane Carr at 267.627.5647 or by email at [email protected].
About
the organization:

Maccabi
USA (MUSA) is a federally-recognized not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with
an extensive history of enriching Jewish lives through athletic, cultural and
educational programs. The organization
is the official sponsor of the United States Team to the World Maccabiah Games,
and the Pan American and European Maccabi Games, as well as a sponsor of the
JCC Maccabi Games for teens in North America.
As the official Maccabi representative in the U.S., Maccabi USA supports
Jewish athletic endeavors, enhanced by cultural and educational activities in
the United States, Israel and throughout the Diaspora.

MUSA
develops, promotes and supports international, national and regional
athletic-based activities and facilities.
It strives to provide Jewish athletes the world over the opportunity to
share their heritage and customs in competitive athletic settings. MUSA supports programs that embody the
Maccabi ideals of Jewish Continuity, Zionism and Excellence in Sport. Maccabi USA Builds Jewish Pride Through
Sports.

Maccabi
USA has been selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) as a Multi-Sport
Organization (MSO). The nonprofit organization becomes one of 35 MSOs
nationwide to be recognized by the USOC for its ability to cultivate a national
interest in sport and increase opportunities for participation internationally,
nationally and at the grassroots level.